Poll of the Day > How many books do you read a year (excluding college texts)?

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Zeus 08/06/18 1:15:53 AM #51:	GanglyKhan posted... Bonus question to those who read a lot: Do you purchase them physically or digitally or do you check them out from a library (which also do digital now)? Never digital. Firewood18 posted... I own abut 1,200 books. I shudder to think how many I own. My book queue makes my gaming queue look like nothing. --- (\/)(\/)\|-\| There are precious few at ease / With moral ambiguities / So we act as though they don't exist. <cite>Zeus posted [p:906346184] in How many b... [t:76873204]...</cite> <quote><cite>GanglyKhan posted...</cite> <quote>Bonus question to those who read a lot: Do you purchase them physically or digitally or do you check them out from a library (which also do digital now)?</quote> Never digital. <cite>Firewood18 posted...</cite> <quote>I own abut 1,200 books.</quote> I shudder to think how many I own. My book queue makes my gaming queue look like nothing.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FatalAccident 08/06/18 1:21:07 AM #52:	Probably about 5, whether or not I finish them though is a different story. Namely a story where I never finish any book I start and havent done so in nearly five years --- walks away <cite>FatalAccident posted [p:906346383] in How many b... [t:76873204]...</cite> <quote>Probably about 5, whether or not I finish them though is a different story. Namely a story where I never finish any book I start and havent done so in nearly five years</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MrMelodramatic 08/06/18 1:26:47 AM #53:	No books, but I read a few academic journals every month, and I read some comics. I read the assigned 10-15 books from school too but were not counting those. --- Proud to be EPic Texas Aggie, Class of 2018 A-Whoop! <cite>MrMelodramatic posted [p:906346613] in How many b... [t:76873204]...</cite> <quote>No books, but I read a few academic journals every month, and I read some comics. I read the assigned 10-15 books from school too but were not counting those.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
GanglyKhan 08/06/18 11:24:42 AM #54:	Firewood18 posted... I own abut 1,200 books. I thought I was bad lmao I'm around 200. <cite>GanglyKhan posted [p:906362667] in How many b... [t:76873204]...</cite> <quote><cite>Firewood18 posted...</cite> <quote>I own abut 1,200 books. </quote> I thought I was bad lmao I'm around 200.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
blu 08/06/18 11:31:23 AM #55:	Either 0 or 50+, no in between. Once reisdncy ends Ill be reading them again. <cite>blu posted [p:906362976] in How many b... [t:76873204]...</cite> <quote>Either 0 or 50+, no in between. Once reisdncy ends Ill be reading them again.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
gguirao 08/06/18 1:42:23 PM #56:	Less than one. --- Donald J. Trump--proof against government intelligence. <cite>gguirao posted [p:906369538] in How many b... [t:76873204]...</cite> <quote>Less than one.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Star_Spirit 08/06/18 1:49:14 PM #57:	OhhhJa posted... SunWuKung420 posted... I'm never surprised by the users who don't read. It makes sense actually. "Waaaaahhh people dont like me! It must be because they dont read and I'm a misunderstood genius who reads!" I don't know anyone here but Sun's post was great. Your reply says a lot about you. <cite>Star_Spirit posted [p:906369927] in How many b... [t:76873204]...</cite> <quote><cite>OhhhJa posted...</cite> <quote><cite>SunWuKung420 posted...</cite> <quote>I'm never surprised by the users who don't read. It makes sense actually.</quote> "Waaaaahhh people dont like me! It must be because they dont read and I'm a misunderstood genius who reads!"</quote> I don't know anyone here but Sun's post was great. Your reply says a lot about you.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
OhhhJa 08/06/18 1:59:14 PM #58:	Star_Spirit posted... OhhhJa posted... SunWuKung420 posted... I'm never surprised by the users who don't read. It makes sense actually. "Waaaaahhh people dont like me! It must be because they dont read and I'm a misunderstood genius who reads!" I don't know anyone here but Sun's post was great. Your reply says a lot about you. Hmmm new alt user whom I've only ever seen post trolling replies since mysteriously appearing on this board a couple weeks ago <cite>OhhhJa posted [p:906370483] in How many b... [t:76873204]...</cite> <quote><cite>Star_Spirit posted...</cite> <quote><cite>OhhhJa posted...</cite> <quote><cite>SunWuKung420 posted...</cite> <quote>I'm never surprised by the users who don't read. It makes sense actually.</quote> "Waaaaahhh people dont like me! It must be because they dont read and I'm a misunderstood genius who reads!"</quote> I don't know anyone here but Sun's post was great. Your reply says a lot about you.</quote> Hmmm new alt user whom I've only ever seen post trolling replies since mysteriously appearing on this board a couple weeks ago </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ParanoidObsessive 08/06/18 2:00:16 PM #59:	GanglyKhan posted... Who said twenty?! I did. I read multiple books cover to cover per month, and more than that if you count books where I only skim parts or read a few pages here or there. At my peak, I was probably reading more than 100 books a year. --- "Wall of Text'D!" --- oldskoolplayr76 "POwned again." --- blight family <cite>ParanoidObsessive posted [p:906370545] in How many b... [t:76873204]...</cite> <quote><cite>GanglyKhan posted...</cite> <quote>Who said twenty?!</quote> I did. I read multiple books cover to cover per month, and more than that if you count books where I only skim parts or read a few pages here or there. At my peak, I was probably reading more than 100 books a year. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ParanoidObsessive 08/06/18 2:17:07 PM #60:	Zeus posted... tbh, college killed most of my recreational reading. I went from 20-30 books recreational books a year to maybe 1-4. Me, too. Ironically, for someone who spent their entire life absolutely loving to read, going to college and being forced to read material for various classes basically left me not wanting to read anything at all. Which seems like a fairly large incitement of the educational system in the US. I sort of recovered after graduating, though. It took a while, but the love of reading slowly crept back into me, until I was probably reading about as much as I did before. Free time is never a surplus as an adult (especially in the modern, endless media-intensive world we live in now), but it's a bit easier to make at least some time to read. Even if just on the toilet or on mass transit/in waiting rooms. I had the exact same sort of arc with pizza. I ate so much pizza while in college (because there was a pizzeria like 3 minutes' walk from my apartment) I wound up hating it for years afterward. Though I eventually started eating it again, and now I've more or less totally refound my old love for it again. --- "Wall of Text'D!" --- oldskoolplayr76 "POwned again." --- blight family <cite>ParanoidObsessive posted [p:906371406] in How many b... [t:76873204]...</cite> <quote><cite>Zeus posted...</cite> <quote>tbh, college killed most of my recreational reading. I went from 20-30 books recreational books a year to maybe 1-4. </quote> Me, too. Ironically, for someone who spent their entire life absolutely loving to read, going to college and being forced to read material for various classes basically left me not wanting to read anything at all. Which seems like a fairly large incitement of the educational system in the US. I sort of recovered after graduating, though. It took a while, but the love of reading slowly crept back into me, until I was probably reading about as much as I did before. Free time is never a surplus as an adult (especially in the modern, endless media-intensive world we live in now), but it's a bit easier to make at least some time to read. Even if just on the toilet or on mass transit/in waiting rooms. I had the exact same sort of arc with pizza. I ate so much pizza while in college (because there was a pizzeria like 3 minutes' walk from my apartment) I wound up hating it for years afterward. Though I eventually started eating it again, and now I've more or less totally refound my old love for it again. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CaptainObvius 08/06/18 8:26:42 PM #61:	GanglyKhan posted... Zangulus posted... I'm pretty much 100% digital now. I've had my kindle for over 7 years. It's just so much easier to read on. I get free books from Prime but I don't have a table-ish device. CaptainObvius posted... My whole family reads alot of science fiction/fantasy. I'm reading the Ender's Game series right now. Finished Xenocide today. That's gotta be nice having people to share books with. I have exceedingly few contacts who read. I enjoyed the Ender's Game books. That is one of the series that got passed around the family a while ago. If you like fantasy, I would recommend the Piers Anthony, Xanth books. It is really nice having a family who reads. I read a bunch of series I wouldn't have even known existed. --- "Squeak"- Death of Rats, Discworld. <cite>CaptainObvius posted [p:906392424] in How many b... [t:76873204]...</cite> <quote><cite>GanglyKhan posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Zangulus posted...</cite> <quote>I'm pretty much 100% digital now. I've had my kindle for over 7 years. It's just so much easier to read on.</quote> I get free books from Prime but I don't have a table-ish device. <cite>CaptainObvius posted...</cite> <quote>My whole family reads alot of science fiction/fantasy. </quote> I'm reading the Ender's Game series right now. Finished Xenocide today. That's gotta be nice having people to share books with. I have exceedingly few contacts who read.</quote> I enjoyed the Ender's Game books. That is one of the series that got passed around the family a while ago. If you like fantasy, I would recommend the Piers Anthony, Xanth books. It is really nice having a family who reads. I read a bunch of series I wouldn't have even known existed.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
dancer62 08/06/18 8:50:52 PM #62:	Several hundred a year. Got hooked on The Expanse TV show a couple of months ago, binge-watched 3 seasons, then read all the books and novelettes. I prefer paperbacks, Amazon Kindle Unlimited is a good deal, and my nearby regional library is good and also has a digital lending program. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less <cite>dancer62 posted [p:906393758] in How many b... [t:76873204]...</cite> <quote>Several hundred a year. Got hooked on The Expanse TV show a couple of months ago, binge-watched 3 seasons, then read all the books and novelettes. I prefer paperbacks, Amazon Kindle Unlimited is a good deal, and my nearby regional library is good and also has a digital lending program.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
captpackrat 08/06/18 9:29:24 PM #63:	Goodreads says I'm at 21 so far this year. I have 169 books on my Want to Read list. :-\| Currently reading Fuzzy Nation by John Scalzi. It's basically a modern rewrite of the classic science fiction novel Little Fuzzy by H. Beam Piper. Before that I read The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupry, Harry Truman's Excellent Adventure: The True Story of a Great American Road Trip by Matthew Alego, Fearful Symmetries by S. Andrew Swann, The Lost Art of Reading Nature's Signs by Tristan Gooley, and City at World's End by Edmond Hamilton. <cite>captpackrat posted [p:906395912] in How many b... [t:76873204]...</cite> <quote>Goodreads says I'm at 21 so far this year. I have 169 books on my Want to Read list. :-\| Currently reading Fuzzy Nation by John Scalzi. It's basically a modern rewrite of the classic science fiction novel Little Fuzzy by H. Beam Piper. Before that I read The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupry, Harry Truman's Excellent Adventure: The True Story of a Great American Road Trip by Matthew Alego, Fearful Symmetries by S. Andrew Swann, The Lost Art of Reading Nature's Signs by Tristan Gooley, and City at World's End by Edmond Hamilton.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
captpackrat 08/06/18 9:46:49 PM #64:	GanglyKhan posted... Bonus question to those who read a lot: Do you purchase them physically or digitally or do you check them out from a library (which also do digital now)? I have about 26 or 27 shelves worth of books. Unfortunately, I only have 24 shelves. Most of my new books are digital. I have obtained many of them thanks to Humble Bundle (they do books too!), through Project Gutenberg, Feedbooks, Free Kindle Books, or Amazon Prime Reading. Supposedly I can check books out from the local library, but the website doesn't seem to like my library card. <cite>captpackrat posted [p:906396848] in How many b... [t:76873204]...</cite> <quote><cite>GanglyKhan posted...</cite> <quote>Bonus question to those who read a lot: Do you purchase them physically or digitally or do you check them out from a library (which also do digital now)?</quote> I have about 26 or 27 shelves worth of books. Unfortunately, I only have 24 shelves. Most of my new books are digital. I have obtained many of them thanks to Humble Bundle (they do books too!), through Project Gutenberg, Feedbooks, Free Kindle Books, or Amazon Prime Reading. Supposedly I can check books out from the local library, but the website doesn't seem to like my library card.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
InfestedAdam 08/06/18 9:49:34 PM #65:	I'm a really slow reader. Might take me three to four months for one book so I'd say two to three books a year. GanglyKhan posted... Bonus question to those who read a lot: Do you purchase them physically or digitally or do you check them out from a library (which also do digital now)? Unless it is a book that I will want to share with fellow book readers, I tend to buy them for my Kindle Paperwhite. I do prefer holding a real book in my hands but am also limited on shelf space. Though I could just borrow them instead from the library. --- "You must gather your party before venturing forth" "Go for the eyes Boo! Go for the eyes!" <cite>InfestedAdam posted [p:906396991] in How many b... [t:76873204]...</cite> <quote>I'm a really slow reader. Might take me three to four months for one book so I'd say two to three books a year. <cite>GanglyKhan posted...</cite> <quote>Bonus question to those who read a lot: Do you purchase them physically or digitally or do you check them out from a library (which also do digital now)?</quote> Unless it is a book that I will want to share with fellow book readers, I tend to buy them for my Kindle Paperwhite. I do prefer holding a real book in my hands but am also limited on shelf space. Though I could just borrow them instead from the library.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zeus 08/06/18 10:17:15 PM #66:	GanglyKhan posted... Firewood18 posted... I own abut 1,200 books. I thought I was bad lmao I'm around 200. Only 200? Do you not have a queue? Or do you get rid of books after reading them? Star_Spirit posted... OhhhJa posted... SunWuKung420 posted... I'm never surprised by the users who don't read. It makes sense actually. "Waaaaahhh people dont like me! It must be because they dont read and I'm a misunderstood genius who reads!" I don't know anyone here but Sun's post was great. Your reply says a lot about you. I don't know you and, frankly, after that last post I'm not sure I want to know you. --- (\/)(\/)\|-\| There are precious few at ease / With moral ambiguities / So we act as though they don't exist. <cite>Zeus posted [p:906398450] in How many b... [t:76873204]...</cite> <quote><cite>GanglyKhan posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Firewood18 posted...</cite> <quote>I own abut 1,200 books. </quote> I thought I was bad lmao I'm around 200.</quote> Only 200? Do you not have a queue? Or do you get rid of books after reading them? <cite>Star_Spirit posted...</cite> <quote><cite>OhhhJa posted...</cite> <quote><cite>SunWuKung420 posted...</cite> <quote>I'm never surprised by the users who don't read. It makes sense actually.</quote> "Waaaaahhh people dont like me! It must be because they dont read and I'm a misunderstood genius who reads!"</quote> I don't know anyone here but Sun's post was great. Your reply says a lot about you.</quote> I don't know you and, frankly, after that last post I'm not sure I want to know you.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
GanglyKhan 08/06/18 10:45:52 PM #67:	Zeus posted... Only 200? Do you not have a queue? Or do you get rid of books after reading them? No queue as in a to-read list. I haven't read thr majority of them though if that's what you meant. I hang onto about 90% of my books and donate those that I just drop or know I won't care to read again or loan out to someone on suggestion. CaptainObvius posted... It is really nice having a family who reads. I read a bunch of series I wouldn't have even known existed. I miss having friends who read for this reason. Never would have read The Dark Tower or Discworld stuff if it weren't for old friends. <cite>GanglyKhan posted [p:906399908] in How many b... [t:76873204]...</cite> <quote><cite>Zeus posted...</cite> <quote>Only 200? Do you not have a queue? Or do you get rid of books after reading them? </quote> No queue as in a to-read list. I haven't read thr majority of them though if that's what you meant. I hang onto about 90% of my books and donate those that I just drop or know I won't care to read again or loan out to someone on suggestion. <cite>CaptainObvius posted...</cite> <quote>It is really nice having a family who reads. I read a bunch of series I wouldn't have even known existed.</quote> I miss having friends who read for this reason. Never would have read The Dark Tower or Discworld stuff if it weren't for old friends.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
pedro45 08/07/18 2:31:52 PM #68:	GanglyKhan posted... Bonus question to those who read a lot: Do you purchase them physically or digitally or do you check them out from a library (which also do digital now)? I started with the library, then learned how inexpensive books can be. Then I purchased mostly and just recently checked out a couple books from my local library. Physical is my choice and I really like paperback. --- Warning: Sometimes biased https://imgur.com/V0x5fw8 https://imgur.com/IOovUge https://imgur.com/zw7bqPH <cite>pedro45 posted [p:906433182] in How many b... [t:76873204]...</cite> <quote><cite>GanglyKhan posted...</cite> <quote>Bonus question to those who read a lot: Do you purchase them physically or digitally or do you check them out from a library (which also do digital now)?</quote> I started with the library, then learned how inexpensive books can be. Then I purchased mostly and just recently checked out a couple books from my local library. Physical is my choice and I really like paperback.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Steven010702 08/07/18 4:28:32 PM #69:	If you count manga/comics then 20+, otherwise probably somewhere in the 4-6 range. --- I lost the game! WiiU ID: Mistgun, PSN: burritosteve, Steam: Malularah <cite>Steven010702 posted [p:906439881] in How many b... [t:76873204]...</cite> <quote>If you count manga/comics then 20+, otherwise probably somewhere in the 4-6 range.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
pedro45 08/07/18 5:12:26 PM #70:	How do you guys read your mangas? Right to left? Series? I want to get into them, but I'm daunted about having a lot of series where I prefer single stories. I don't wanna have to like really dedicate myself to get it. Comics are pretty daunting as well, but I have some general knowledge to help get into those if I ever wanted. --- Warning: Sometimes biased https://imgur.com/V0x5fw8 https://imgur.com/IOovUge https://imgur.com/zw7bqPH <cite>pedro45 posted [p:906442230] in How many b... [t:76873204]...</cite> <quote>How do you guys read your mangas? Right to left? Series? I want to get into them, but I'm daunted about having a lot of series where I prefer single stories. I don't wanna have to like really dedicate myself to get it. Comics are pretty daunting as well, but I have some general knowledge to help get into those if I ever wanted.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Playstation49er 08/08/18 5:49:02 AM #71:	This is a list I posted on the Literature board a few weeks ago: Stephen King Black House Insomnia Cell Salems Lot The Stand Under the Dome Shining Doctor Sleep 11/22/63 Outsider Hodges trilogy Hasn't all been Stephen King though, I also read City of Endless Night- Douglas Preston/Lincoln Child Strange Weather- Joe Hill The Border- Robert McCammon Hunter from the Woods- McCammon Cutting Edge- Jeffery Deaver Red Alert- James Patterson Jane Hawk 1-3- Dean Koontz Raines Landing 1-6- Tony Richards 17th Suspect- Patterson Brief Cases- Jim Butcher The Burning- Bentley Little Manhattan Hunt Club- John Saul Pharaoh Key- Preston/Child 33 total Since then I've added Needful Things, Desperation, FaceOff, and Times Like These. I'm currently reading Regulators, Chronothon, and Matchup. --- PS4 owner. Playing- GoW3, Far Cry 3, WWE2K18 49ers 2017 season: 6-10, 4th in NFCW. 35 days till kickoff! Next- Preseason opener on 8/9 vs Cowboys <cite>Playstation49er posted [p:906475355] in How many b... [t:76873204]...</cite> <quote>This is a list I posted on the Literature board a few weeks ago: Stephen King Black House Insomnia Cell Salems Lot The Stand Under the Dome Shining Doctor Sleep 11/22/63 Outsider Hodges trilogy Hasn't all been Stephen King though, I also read City of Endless Night- Douglas Preston/Lincoln Child Strange Weather- Joe Hill The Border- Robert McCammon Hunter from the Woods- McCammon Cutting Edge- Jeffery Deaver Red Alert- James Patterson Jane Hawk 1-3- Dean Koontz Raines Landing 1-6- Tony Richards 17th Suspect- Patterson Brief Cases- Jim Butcher The Burning- Bentley Little Manhattan Hunt Club- John Saul Pharaoh Key- Preston/Child 33 total Since then I've added Needful Things, Desperation, FaceOff, and Times Like These. I'm currently reading Regulators, Chronothon, and Matchup.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Trialia 08/08/18 6:40:41 AM #72:	GanglyKhan posted... Who said twenty?! I'm amazed that's your highest figure. I average between one and two hundred per year, OP, even when I'm gaming! --- Trialia ~ unfaithful-mirror.net PSN: Trialia_X, Xaedere (100%) \| XBL: trialia, Noquelle (100%) <cite>Trialia posted [p:906476309] in How many b... [t:76873204]...</cite> <quote><cite>GanglyKhan posted...</cite> <quote>Who said twenty?!</quote> I'm amazed that's your highest figure. I average between one and two hundred per year, OP, even when I'm gaming!</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Trialia 08/08/18 6:45:02 AM #73:	GanglyKhan posted... Bonus question to those who read a lot: Do you purchase them physically or digitally or do you check them out from a library (which also do digital now)? A fraction of each. I have something upwards of four thousand print books in my apartment, about seven thousand ebooks (with a fair amount of crossover as my disability can make it hard to turn pages), and about 300 audiobooks. I also subscribe to Kindle Unlimited and Audible, and my local library bring me another 10 books in various formats per month. --- Trialia ~ unfaithful-mirror.net PSN: Trialia_X, Xaedere (100%) \| XBL: trialia, Noquelle (100%) <cite>Trialia posted [p:906476377] in How many b... [t:76873204]...</cite> <quote><cite>GanglyKhan posted...</cite> <quote>Bonus question to those who read a lot: Do you purchase them physically or digitally or do you check them out from a library (which also do digital now)?</quote> A fraction of each. I have something upwards of four thousand print books in my apartment, about seven thousand ebooks (with a fair amount of crossover as my disability can make it hard to turn pages), and about 300 audiobooks. I also subscribe to Kindle Unlimited and Audible, and my local library bring me another 10 books in various formats per month.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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